Будденброки

Zhemchuzhina tvorcheskogo nasledii͡a Tomasa Manna. Edva li ne luchshiĭ roman v zhanre "semeĭnoĭ sagi" nemet͡skoi͡azychnoĭ prozy. Istorii͡a vzleta i padenii͡a bogatoĭ i mogushchestvennoĭ semʹi Buden-brok, na pervyĭ vzgli͡ad slovno voploshchai͡ushcheĭ v sebe ideal germanskikh dobrodeteleĭ. Istorii͡a trekh pokoleniĭ predstaviteleĭ ėtogo klana - ot vlastnogo i bezzhalostnogo patriarkha do ego vnukov, uzhe podverzhennykh vsem porokam i slabosti͡am intellektualov. Istorii͡a li͡ubvi i predatelʹstv, vrazhdy i intrig, borʹby i zavisti, isstuplennoĭ strasti - i zhgucheĭ nenavisti…

The pearl of Thomas Mann's creative legacy. Perhaps the best novel in the genre of the "family saga" of German-language prose. The story of the rise and fall of the rich and powerful Buden-Brock family, which at first glance seems to embody the ideal of German virtues. The story of three generations of representatives of this clan — from the domineering and ruthless patriarch to his grandchildren, who are already exposed to all the vices and weaknesses of intellectuals. A story of love and betrayal, enmity and intrigue, struggle and envy, frenzied passion — and burning hatred…